Introduction to PrimeNG Icons

PrimeNG is a popular UI component library for Angular applications. It provides a wide range of ready-to-use components, including icons. PrimeNG icons allow developers to enhance their application's user interface by adding visually appealing and meaningful symbols.

Usage

To use PrimeNG icons in your Angular application, you need to follow these steps:

1. Install PrimeNG and its dependencies using the package manager of your choice:

npm install primeng primeicons --save

2. Import the necessary styles in your styles.css or styles.scss file:

/* styles.css */
@import '~primeicons/primeicons.css';

3. Include the required component module(s) in your Angular module:

import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import { BrowserAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
import { ButtonModule } from 'primeng/button';

@NgModule({
  declarations: [
    AppComponent
  ],
  imports: [
    BrowserAnimationsModule,
    ButtonModule
  ],
  providers: [],
  bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }

4. Finally, you can use PrimeNG icons in your Angular templates:

<button pButton icon="pi pi-check" label="Save"></button>

Available Icons

PrimeNG provides a wide range of icons that you can use in your application. Some of the commonly used icons include:

• pi pi-check: displays a checkmark symbol
• pi pi-times: displays a cross symbol
• pi pi-plus: displays a plus symbol
• pi pi-minus: displays a minus symbol
• pi pi-chevron-right: displays a right-facing chevron symbol
• pi pi-chevron-left: displays a left-facing chevron symbol
• pi pi-arrow-right: displays a right-facing arrow symbol
• pi pi-arrow-left: displays a left-facing arrow symbol
• pi pi-pencil: displays a pencil/edit symbol
• pi pi-trash: displays a trash/delete symbol

These are just a few examples, and PrimeNG provides many more icons that you can explore in the PrimeIcons documentation.

Customization

PrimeNG icons can be customized by applying CSS classes and styles. You can change the icon's color, size, and other properties using standard CSS techniques. For example, you can change the icon color to red by applying the following CSS class:

.red-icon {
  color: red;
}

Then, you can use the red-icon class to change the color of the icon:

<button pButton icon="pi pi-check" label="Save" class="red-icon"></button>

Conclusion

PrimeNG icons provide a convenient way to enhance the visual appeal of your Angular application. With a wide range of icons available, developers can choose the most suitable symbols for their use case. By following the steps mentioned above, you can easily integrate PrimeNG icons into your application and customize them as per your requirements.